Elections

Kind of surprised that I haven't seen any posts on the subject!

Anyone voting abroad in the next election? I'm actually flying out two days before the election and so might try voting at the embassy in Budapest, but I'm also still undecided as to who to vote for.

What's the feeling of everyone else?

Heaven help us if the Conservatives get in! Good thing I'll be abroad for a few years, though will I recognize my country when I return?

I've mailed in my proxy ballot from England. Voted Green, although I had to hold my nose a bit to do so.

I think I'm gonna vote NDP. Conservatives and Liberals are as bad as democrats and republicans, and the Green's are just a little too hippie for me

Nonetheless, it'll be interesting to see who wins the election!

I held my nose too, and voted Conservative! I watched the CBC coverage of the leaders debate and none of the big 4 were impressive. Like the rest of you, I'm glad to be living outside of Canada for awhile...

I am in Paris, I voted Liberal, not because I want those bastards to win though. I instintivley would have voted green if there was a green party if there was one in my constituancy, but there was not, also I know the liberal who was running, hes a great guy, and I know he will be the best for our constituancy. besides, I dont think I have to worry about the liberals getting alandslide victory again.

Nathan, le backpacker

Perhaps it is just me, but I can't seem to log a poll result on this message site...

Anyway, no matter what your political leanings may be, when you see your country run by a single party for so many years without any real competition, and you see the amount of corruption that ensues... I think it is safe to say that the liberals must be "benched" for the time being. Hopefully they can regroup under the new leader as opposition, and re-structure themselves. Competition keeps everyone honest! Do we have any other alternative than the conservatives at this point in time? I think not. Much as the liberals don't want us to think so, our country has not gone to hell under previous conservative leadership. The future looks bright!

No, I am not a die-hard conservative, nor liberal. I think one needs to be flexible and take into consideration not just the party's ideals but what moral and intellectual aspects the individuals running for their respective parties are going to bring to policy making. Neither party owns the market on moral rectitude.

And one last word, I am not excluding the value that other political parties may bring to our country! Certainly, the existence of the NDP, has had a positive impact on policy making even though they have never held power- for example universal healthcare. And the Greens may well be the only party that may be able to bring constructive environmental policy to our country. Voting for parties that aren't typically popular will continue to be viewed by most as a "throw away" vote until our country puts into place electoral reform that allows a better representation of who Canadians want sitting in parliament.

Well, for us expats, we cannot vote unless we state we are returning within 4 years. And the way the snail mail international voting system works, it is too late at this point for those of us who want to vote and have not yet done so.

Regardless, the 28th should be very exciting for us!

Well everyone, today is the big day! Please make sure you go out and vote! If you are revolted by all choices made available to you, then remember that spoiled votes must be counted too! An 11% spoilt vote renders an election void. Remember, no matter what your political stripe, it is important to go out and make your voice count!

I love our country!

I don't think you can accurately call too many Green parties in Canada "hippie" anymore.

Many of them still have one-issue, environmentalist executive members, but these people are mostly of the old guard and are on the way out.

Most of the Greens in Canada are now modelling themselves on the Greens of Germany and New Zealand, which are by no means hippie. At all.

I'm fairly "left wing", but feel that labour politics are a thing of the past. There's much more to the left than labour issues, something the NDP needs to come to grips with.

I actually like how Jack Layton operates and thinks, but to be honest, he's closer in policy and principal to a Green viewpoint, rather than the NDP's.

It's a funny old game, politics.